Marker for making pockets in garments and method of making same



- -s. KATZ 2,824,379 MARKER FOR MAKING POCKETS IN GARMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Oct. 20, 1955 I Feb. 25, 1958 INVENTOR. 5am Kazz.

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United States Patent MARKER FOR MAKING POCKETS IN GARMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Sam Katz, Kansas City, Mo. Application October 20, 1955, Serial No. 541,603 2 Claims. (Cl. 33-480} This invention relates to a marker for the making of pockets in garments, and more particularly to a marker having an opening therein for the placement over the cloth to make the pocket in the desired place.

Heretofore in the garment industry there has been no satisfactory method of marking pockets or the making of pockets in the cloth material to assure satisfactory and straight pockets with respect to the cloth of the garment.

With my marker, pockets may be made at the desired angle in the cloth material with respect to the side faces of the garment or may be made in a straight line or horizontal with the lower edge of the coat or other garment.

The present invention relates to the method of making the pocket, as well as the marker used in connection therewith.

It is the principal objects of the present invention to provide a marker for making of pockets in garments such as coats having an opening substantially the size of the pocket to be made and fastening of the marker on the cloth to hold the same in place while the pocket is being made; to provide indicia on the marker for alignment of the opening for the pocket with the side edges of the garment and to provide a method of making the pocket with one operation not heretofore known. Further objects of the invention are to provide a marker having an opening and with a stiffener surrounding the opening so that the marker may be used for an indefinite length of time; to provide a mark of this character for making welt pockets for any length or width and may be used for right or left side of the garment, and to make a pocket with or without a flap.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a disassembled perspective view showing my marker and the piece of material used in connection with making the pocket.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my marker with the pocket piece in place ready for sewing to the garment.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the material showing the tool for cutting the cloth material for the pocket opening.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a marker embodying the features of my invention, generally of rectangular shape with one corner cut away as indicated at 2, Fig. l, to fit the corner or arm cutout portion 3 of the cloth material 4 from which the garment is made. At substantially the center of the marker is an opening 5 of rectangular shape and the material used is preferably made of mohair and paper treated with a chemical material, such as acetate or the like and sometimes referred to as Pelon. At substantially the longitudinal center of the marker, I attach an additional sheet of paper material 6 which is stitched to the main body 1, as indicated at 7, and between the two layers of material 1 and 6 surrounding the opening 5 I preferably place a layer of resilient material 8, such as plastic, rubber or the like.

The side edges of the cloth material are provided with a plurality of notches, as indicated at 9, and the marker iatented Feb. 25, 1958 is also provided with notches in the side edge 10, as indicated at 11, to align the marker with the cloth material of the garment. The marker is placed on the cloth material in the desired position, as indicated and secured thereto by pins or the like 12.

I preferably make the opening 5 in the marker about one inch in width and a piece of cloth material 13 of slightly longer length than the opening is provided having a lining material 14 stitched thereto, as indicated at 15. The cloth material 13 has a cutout portion 16 providing an extension 17. The lower edge of the material 13 is folded in the form as indicated at 18 and when so folded, it is narrower than the opening 5 in the marker 1. This piece of cloth material with the base thereof folded is placed in the marker opening 5 and the folded portion on the left side is sewed to the cloth material 4 by a line of stitching, as indicated at 19 (Fig. 3). The folded portion on the right or opposite side is then sewed to the cloth material by a line of stitching, as indicated at 19', and both scams or lines of stitches being inside of and spaced from the sides of the opening 5. A sharp tool, such as a knife or scissors as indicated at 20, is then used to cut the material between the stitches, also shown in Fig. 3, and then the pins 12 are removed from the marker and the marker removed from the cloth by pulling it over the piece 13. The cut edges surrounding the pocket, including the piece of cloth 13, are pulled downwardly through the opening in the material made by the knife 20.

The pocket is then finished by the usual procedure which generally consists of a separate piece (not shown) of cloth material substantially like 13 with its free edge unfolded and sewed to the edge of the material opposite from the piece 13, as indicated at 21, which will leave two parallel pieces like 13 and then the edges may be sewed to close the pocket, as is the usual practice.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improved marker and method of forming pockets in garments in accordance with the foregoing description.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A marker for the making of pockets in garment material by the use of a machine having stitching mechanism thereon comprising, a body member of flexible paper having an opening therein, plastic means surrounding said opening for reinforcing and stiffening the edges of said opening, and means on said marker adapted to be aligned with means on said material for aligning said marker on said material to place the pocket in the material at the desired location.

2. A marker for the marking, of pockets in garment material by the use of a machine having stitching mechanism thereon comprising, a body member of flexible paper having an opening therein and notches in at least one side edge thereof, a double thickness of the body member surrounding said opening, plastic means between the double thickness of said body member for reinforcing and stiffening the edges of said opening, said notches in the side edge of said marker adapted to be aligned with the notches in side edge of the material for aligning said marker on said material to place the pocket in the material at the desired location.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,945,104 Zilinsky Jan. 30, 1934 2,584,051 Rose Ian. 29, 1952 2,607,308 Bufardeci Aug. 19, 1952 2,641,388 Hanna -June 9, 1953 2,734,470 Mosberg Feb. 14, 1956 2,741,851 Bernardinelli Apr. 17, 1956 

